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Tech Oversight Project Statement on Big Tech’s MDL Settlement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, The Tech Oversight Project issued the following statement in response to news that Meta had joined Google, TikTok, and Snap in settling the first federal school district bellwether case, which the Big Tech defendants had chosen as the first case among hundreds of districts at trial. The next upcoming case in the federal […]
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OpenAI’s ChatGPT Encouraged School Shooter to Target Children
OpenAI’s products endanger public safety; Congress must act The Tech Oversight Project called on Congress to act after the new revelation that OpenAI’s ChatGPT advised the culprit in the deadly Florida State University attack that a mass shooting would get more attention from the media if it involved several children. “While Congress should continue quickly […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Slams Meta for Requesting Judge Throw Out Social Media Addiction Verdict
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, The Tech Oversight Project issued the following statement after it became public that Meta requested the judge throw out the ruling in the K.G.M. trial, the first bellwether of the state social media addiction trials. After months of testimony from Meta executives like CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram Chief Adam Mosseri, a […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Applauds Unanimous Passage of Groundbreaking Chatbot Protections by Key Senate Committee
Judiciary Committee Sends GUARD Act to Senate Floor with Resounding Vote The Tech Oversight Project today applauded the Senate Judiciary Committee for its unanimous passage of S.3062, the GUARD Act, which would address urgent harms created by unregulated AI by stopping Big Tech’s targeting of kids and teens with predatory companion chatbots. “We applaud Senators […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Endorses the GUARD Act
TOP joins the coalition of over 60+ children’s safety, survivor-led, civil society, and tech watchdog organizations supporting the bill WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, ahead of a key markup in the Senate Judiciary Committee, The Tech Oversight Project endorsed S.3062, the GUARD Act. The bill, led by Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Katie Britt (R-AL), […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Calls Out Big Tech’s $100M AI Preemption Campaign
Coalition of parents, children’s safety, environmental, AI safety, and watchdog groups call on members to disavow AI super PAC support WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, The Tech Oversight Project called out Big Tech’s toxic money as new Federal Election Commission filings became public. The findings show that a small group of billionaire Big Tech executives […]
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COALITION LETTER: Disavow Support from Trump-Backed AI Super PACs
Watchdogs, Children’s Online Safety Groups call out Leading the Future’s Trump connections and dangers to children and teens onlineWashington, D.C. – Today, The Tech Oversight Project, alongside 13 children’s online safety, disability rights, tech watchdog, and AI safety organizations, is urging Democratic Members of Congress, including Rep. Clarke, Gottheimer, Gomez, Liccardo, and Subramanyam, to disavow the […]
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TOP REPORT: YouTube: Addiction Inc.
Findings show YouTube suppressed internal warnings, manipulated advocacy organizations, killed safety features, and auto-deleted internal communications Download the report here WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the heels of a landmark verdict finding YouTube negligent for its addictive and predatory social media products, The Tech Oversight Project today released the following report, entitled “YouTube: Addiction Inc.” The […]
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ICYMI: Survivor Parents Slam Meta and YouTube Following Landmark Verdict in Social Media Addiction Trials
Watch the full press conference here WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, The Tech Oversight Project amplified a press conference from survivor parents following the landmark verdict in the first social media addiction holding Big Tech accountable for its faulty and dangerous product designs. Below are key quotes from the press conference. Julianna Arnold of California: Remarks I […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Statement on Bombshell Ruling Stripping Meta of Financial Safety Net, Insurance Protections
The court found evidence in Social Media Addiction Trials painted a pattern of deliberate negligence outside of normal protected business operations WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project applauded the Delaware Courts for standing up to Meta and finding that the company’s insurers are under no obligation to protect the Big Tech giant because of […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Applauds Court Win for CA Kids Code
Federal appeals court strikes down Big Tech’s attempt to block landmark California kids online safety law The Tech Oversight Project today applauded the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that preserves most of the California Age-Appropriate Code and clears the path for it to finally go into effect after years of being held up […]
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Meta Outlines Economics of Addiction Business Model: Hook the Kids, Hook the Entire Family
Newly unsealed court documents reveal that Meta’s Instagram developed an explicit internal business strategy to addict multiple generations of American families to its platform, deliberately using teenagers as the gateway to recruit parents, younger siblings, and grandparents. “This internal document proves in black and white that exploiting families is Big Tech’s core business,” said Sacha […]
